Circumspection (10)
I believe the answer is:
precaution
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">circumspection</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that precaution is a type of circumspection)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for precaution that I've seen before include "Safeguard" , "Measure taken in case it proves to be necessary" , "Safety measure" , "Advance measure taken against an undesirable development" , "foresight" .)